Barcelona defender Pique takes aim at Real Madrid over ref complaints

There was anger at Real Madrid over the way the recent basketball Copa del Rey final ended and Los Blancos have also expressed frustration at some refereeing decisions in LaLiga Santander, but Pique pointed out that some calls have also gone in their favour.

"It happens in basketball and in football," he said, when asked about the capital city club's criticism of officiating as he answered questions after Barcelona's 0-0 draw with Lyon.

"Then they go to the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano and they're quiet for a while after what happened there.

"It's a good thing they don't do other sports, like handball or hockey, as they'd complain about those too."